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Travel has always had a place in my life from the time I was a boy until today. In 1998, Yim joined me on the adventure and our big trips are still to come. I enjoy writing about them and using my photography to illustrate them simply as a way of recording a life well lived. I hope you find something you enjoy.

Sailing & Scuba Diving Travel

Cozumel

Cozumel is the largest inhabited island in Mexico and the oldest in the Caribbean group and is located 12 miles off the eastern coast of the mainland (Yucatan Peninsula). A limestone plateau forms the base of the island, which…

Travel

Winslow, Arizona

I had to get the photo… I just had to. We had driven considerably out of the way. The short route was 3 hours and 29 minutes from Canyon de Chelly to Sedona but I had t get a…

Hiking Travel

Grand Canyon – South Rim

The South Rim is by far more commercialized compared to the North Rim but in many ways, the well kept Rim Trail offers a hiker a relaxed and enjoyable environment to try and take in the over-the-top grandeur of…

Hiking Travel

Canyon de Chelly

Canyon de Chelly In the vast red desert landscape of Arizona, in the same state as the Grand Canyon and Monument Valley, there is a virtually unknown canyon that is comparable in beauty to these two famous national parks.…

Hiking Travel

Mesa Verde

Mesa Verde National Park was established in 1906 to preserve and interpret the archeological heritage of the Ancestral Pueblo people who made it their home for over 700 years, from 600 to 1300 CE. Today, the park protects nearly…

Hiking Travel

Monument Valley

Straddling the border of Utah and Arizona, we could see the giant sandstone formations of Monument Valley towering over the desert floor from miles away as we approached. Perhaps nothing better symbolizes the American Southwest than Monument Valley and…

Hiking Travel

The North Rim

The Grand Canyon North Rim is very close to the Utah Border. It is more remote and less visitors make it to the North side. Further from any freeways, it is ONLY open seasonally from May 15th through October…

Hiking Travel

Cathedral Wash

Cathedral Wash is a short and scenic slot canyon with easy access and big rewards. Located in Marble Canyon, Arizona, you can drive right by it if you are not paying attention. This moderate adventure has no major technical…

Hiking Travel

Bryce Canyon

Boat Mesa (above). Bryce Canyon National Park In September 2018, we visited Bryce Canyon National Park in Southwestern Utah, which was designated a national park in 1928. The park covers 35,835 acres and showcases the stunning geology of southern…

Conservation Travel

Puerto Escondido – Turtle Release

Yim and I visited Puerto Escondido in southern Mexico in 2018. We stayed in a small resort called Posada Real, right on the Playa Bacocho, a long beautiful stretch of beach on the Pacific Ocean. Each morning, after breakfast,…